Continuing the glorious historical role
(Baonghean) - Great national unity is the strength and the source of all victories under the rallying banner of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. This has been proven over the past 89 years since the Fatherland Front was established and the goal of great unity will continue to be promoted even more in the new period.
Building solidarity and community cohesion
These days, in residential areas, whether in the city or the plains, coastal or mountainous areas, people from the lowlands or the mountains all join in the bustling atmosphere of the Great Unity Festival to celebrate the 89th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam National United Front.
In Cu Nai village, Dien Hung commune (Dien Chau), although it has just been merged on the basis of 3 hamlets: 8, 9, 10, the common activities of the village have created cohesion and common responsibility in the community. Comrade Phan Van Ha - Head of the Village Front Work Committee shared: Through propaganda and mobilization, people are made aware of the merger policy as well as the advantages and difficulties when merging villages. Thanks to the positivity of the Front Work Committee, branches and organizations, consensus and sharing have been created among the people. After the merger, the village has gathered solidarity and competed to build new rural areas so that Dien Hung commune can prepare to receive new rural standards at the end of this year.
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| People of Cu Nai village, Dien Hung commune (Dien Chau) participate in the national solidarity festival. |
We felt the radiant joy and excitement on every face of the people of Cu Nai village. Ms. Tran Thi Mai - a villager shared: After the merger, the population size is larger so many activities in the village are easier to mobilize. And the sports and exercise groups such as: aerobics, rhythmic dancing for women; health exercises for the elderly; soccer, volleyball for the youth force... performed at the festival are all "homegrown". This is the "specialty" that makes this year's Great Unity Festival more bustling and exciting.
In Cao Veu 1 village (Phuc Son commune, Anh Son district), this year's National Great Unity Day not only created conditions for the people in the village to get closer together, to unite more closely, but also to strengthen the Vietnam - Laos friendship when 19 cadres and people from Phon Muong sister village, Muong Cham village cluster, Bolikhamxay province, Laos participated in the festival. The presence of leaders of the province, district and Phuc Son commune also increased the solidarity, cohesion and sharing between the Party, government and people to build a prosperous and happy life; together build a peaceful border area. Art performances and skits praising the Party, Uncle Ho, the country and homeland were composed and performed by the people themselves; sports activities created a vibrant and exciting atmosphere in the festival. This is also a motivation for cadres and people to continue to unite and compete to build a new life in the border area.
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| People in Muong village, Chau Hong commune (Quy Hop) celebrate the Great Unity Day. Photo: Ho Phuong |
In Tan Tien block, Le Mao ward (Vinh city), there is a diversity of residents, incumbent officials, retirees and small traders; but coming to the festival, everyone shares the joy of great solidarity, reviewing the glorious history of the Fatherland Front over the past 89 years, while honoring families with many contributions to the block during the year, typical cultural families and joining hands to share the difficulties of some families in the block with specific gifts.
“The Great Unity Day is an opportunity for all people in the bloc to come closer together, understand each other better about their circumstances and living conditions; at the same time, demonstrate solidarity and unity towards the common goal of building a civilized urban lifestyle, creating a safe environment in terms of security and order; taking care of children's education and growth, and especially for each family to have a stable life, no one is left behind”.
Affirming that the organization of this year's Great Unity Day has many new features, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, said that this is an opportunity to review the glorious tradition of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, honor outstanding collectives and individuals, and for all people regardless of class or social status to meet, exchange, and participate in cultural, artistic, and sports activities to unite and bond.
In addition to giving gifts to poor households and households in especially difficult circumstances, this year's festival, the Provincial Fatherland Front has decided to give support money and start building 165 "Great Unity" houses for the poor. To encourage cadres and people in especially difficult residential areas, remote areas; and at the same time create conditions for cadres at all levels to return to the people; the Provincial Fatherland Front and district levels proactively advise leaders of Party committees, authorities at all levels and elected representatives to participate in the Great Unity Festival and have fun with the people in these areas. And at these destinations, cadres and people are really excited when cadres at all levels care to share and encourage them to continue to strive to build a new life.
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| Presenting the "Great Unity" house to Mr. Le Vo Quan's family in Nghia Loi commune (Nghia Dan). |
Innovation in thinking for development
It can be said that the role and tasks placed on the Front are increasingly large and heavy. Besides ensuring the gathering of the great national unity bloc to well implement the Party's policies and the State's laws; carrying out emulation movements and campaigns at all levels; protecting the legitimate and legal rights of the people, participating in Party and government building, the Fatherland Front is also performing the tasks of criticism, supervision and dialogue between Party committees and governments at all levels and the people.
Faced with the increasingly large tasks and roles required of the Fatherland Front from the province to the grassroots, it is necessary to strive harder and fulfill its responsibilities in the political system. To achieve this, according to the Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Vo Thi Minh Sinh, first of all, the cadres working for the Front must renew their thinking, strongly shifting from self-consciousness to self-confidence, because in general, in the political system, the cadres working for the Front and mass organizations are very sensitive and vulnerable because in some places and at some stages, weak or disciplined cadres are "pushed" to the Fatherland Front.
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| Great Unity Festival in Huoi Vieng village, Dooc May commune, Ky Son border district. Photo: Lu Phu |
In order to equip the Front staff with necessary skills, especially soft skills, recently, the Provincial Fatherland Front Standing Committee organized the largest training session ever for more than 1,200 Front staff from the province to the grassroots level. Through that training session, the Provincial Fatherland Front Standing Committee took a survey to evaluate the current strengths, weaknesses, and shortcomings of the Front as well as proposed solutions and ideas for implementation in the coming time. In addition, the Provincial Fatherland Front invited Dr. Le Tham Duong, speaker to talk to the staff on the topic "Building the image of Front staff"; associated with encouraging the staff to identify their position, role, responsibility, and mettle in the political system, thereby improving their own capacity.
Along with inspiring, positioning themselves and equipping soft skills for the Front team, the Provincial Fatherland Front also advocates focusing on administrative reform through establishing official mailboxes, saving printing, postage stamps and, importantly, the timeliness of information and instructions. The Fatherland Front at all levels has recently promoted the strength of social networks, creating Facebook and Zalo groups to propagate policies and instructions of the Fatherland Front at all levels. This is also a means for the Fatherland Front at all levels to receive people's feedback and promptly advise the Party Committee and authorities at the same level to adjust or handle.
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| Leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee discussed with district Fatherland Front officials about front work. Photo: MH |
Along with that, promote the personal Facebook pages of 120 members of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; 1,325 members of the District Fatherland Front Committee and nearly 20,000 members of the Commune Fatherland Front Committee to spread the activities of the Fatherland Front at all levels. Build a team of social opinion collaborators of the Fatherland Front at all levels; innovate the activities of the Fatherland Front Advisory Councils towards creating initiative for the councils in monitoring and criticizing activities; innovate in approaching and supporting the poor to build "Great Unity" houses to ensure fairness and objectivity; innovate in dialogue activities towards substance, responding to opinions raised at the dialogue via personal addresses.
“The activities of the Front cadres at all levels are directed towards the grassroots, “close to the people, learn from the people, and reach into the hearts of the people”. The Front acts, not the administrative Front.”
